Psychological Disorders Research Paper
Psychological and Mental Disorders
PSY 240
August 4, 2013
Marie Dube '
Psychological and Mental Disorders A psychological disorder or mental disorder is a pattern of psychological or behavioral symptoms that can and usually do impact various areas of the life and/or create distress of a person that experiences symptoms. Schizophrenia, Depression, Mania, Anxiety disorder, and Tourette syndrome are all types of these disorders. Schizophrenia, a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as delusions), perception (as hallucinations), and behavior …show more content…
One of the many treatments that is used to help with depression is antidepressant medication that work by changing the balance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. In people with depression, these chemicals do not function properly in the brain. In general, antidepressants are highly effective, especially when used along with psychotherapy. Most patients on antidepressants eventually feel improvements in symptoms such as sadness, loss of interest, and hopelessness, however the medications do not work right away. It can take from one to three weeks before you start to feel better and even longer before you feel the full benefit. Treating with psychotherapy while also taking antidepressants is thought to be the most effective way to treat depression. Tourette syndrome is known for involuntary movement such as tics and that tics can vary between body movements as well as vocal tics. They can as involuntary eye blinking to more noticeable such as yelling obscene language. Little is known as the cause for Tourette however there is speculation that the limbic cortex, association cortex and thalamus are connected to the disorder. (Pinel, 2011) Since the cause is still a mystery there is as of yet, no cure for Tourette. However through counseling, relaxation therapy and sometimes even hypnosis, it can help in treating the
PSY 240
August 4, 2013
Marie Dube '
Psychological and Mental Disorders A psychological disorder or mental disorder is a pattern of psychological or behavioral symptoms that can and usually do impact various areas of the life and/or create distress of a person that experiences symptoms. Schizophrenia, Depression, Mania, Anxiety disorder, and Tourette syndrome are all types of these disorders. Schizophrenia, a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as delusions), perception (as hallucinations), and behavior …show more content…
One of the many treatments that is used to help with depression is antidepressant medication that work by changing the balance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. In people with depression, these chemicals do not function properly in the brain. In general, antidepressants are highly effective, especially when used along with psychotherapy. Most patients on antidepressants eventually feel improvements in symptoms such as sadness, loss of interest, and hopelessness, however the medications do not work right away. It can take from one to three weeks before you start to feel better and even longer before you feel the full benefit. Treating with psychotherapy while also taking antidepressants is thought to be the most effective way to treat depression. Tourette syndrome is known for involuntary movement such as tics and that tics can vary between body movements as well as vocal tics. They can as involuntary eye blinking to more noticeable such as yelling obscene language. Little is known as the cause for Tourette however there is speculation that the limbic cortex, association cortex and thalamus are connected to the disorder. (Pinel, 2011) Since the cause is still a mystery there is as of yet, no cure for Tourette. However through counseling, relaxation therapy and sometimes even hypnosis, it can help in treating the